Inside the understated yet luxurious coffin hall.
A hoarse voice rang out.
"Come forward."
The previous nine people had either completed the Embrace or been imprisoned in the dungeon, leaving him alone.
Ye Bai stepped forward and stood in front of the Earl.
The count had a horrifying scar on his aged face.
The scar started on the upper right and spread all the way to the left corner of his mouth, shattering his originally handsome features.
Without even thinking, it's obvious who did it.
"Extend your hand."
The count opened his mouth again, and Ye Bai noticed that the guy's teeth were flat!
Unlike those depicted in movies and TV shows, it doesn't have four sharp canines used for sucking blood. Instead, it looks like it has been ground smooth by an angle grinder, with no sharp teeth whatsoever.
"With these teeth, I can only drink porridge now; even gnawing on vegetables is a struggle."
Following the other party's instructions, Ye Bai extended his palm, which was pitch black.
The count frowned, not immediately offering his essence blood, but instead asking,
"Why is it so dark? Didn't you wash your hands?"
"A birthmark, it's a birthmark!"
Ye Bai explained confidently.
The old count's suspicious gaze swept back and forth across Ye Bai's face.
He couldn't understand how the other party could utter such a clumsy lie!
The old count said irritably, "Change to the other hand."
Ye Bai stretched out his left hand, which was even darker.
"It's quite symmetrical, isn't it?"
The old count gave Ye Bai a cold look and suddenly asked,
"You think you're funny?"
Ye Bai's fist hardened!
Before Ye Bai could launch an attack, the old count dripped a drop of bright red blood, muttering to himself,
"If it weren't for that guy, I could have just taken a bite, it would have been so easy..."
Blood dripped onto the shadowy figure, then fell into a small bottle that Ye Bai had prepared beforehand, and vanished instantly.
A drop of vampire count's blood essence, obtained!
The old count stared intently at Ye Bai, trying to discern something from his expression.
One second... two seconds... five seconds...
About half a minute later, the old count spoke again.
Why haven't you completed the Embrace yet?
"Perhaps my skin is too thick, and one drop isn't enough?"
"Indeed, there are some special individuals among your human race."
The old count accepted this explanation, and while bleeding again, he recalled...
"Back then, there was a Taoist priest..."
Taoist priest?!
Element detection.
Ye Bai was completely focused, waiting for the next part to continue.
"Damn it, brat! I've already used 18 drops of my essence blood, how come you still haven't completed the Embrace!"
The old count screamed, his face much paler than before, his eyes sunken, staring intently at Ye Bai.
"Ahem, really? I didn't notice."
Ye Bai touched his nose sheepishly, pretending nothing had happened, and casually tossed the bottle containing 19 drops of the Earl's blood essence into his backpack.
The old count withdrew his hand and said in a sinister tone,
“Kid, you have two choices: be thrown into a stinky dungeon and keep company with those dog-like creatures.”
"or...."
The old count looked behind him, then around the room, making sure no one was eavesdropping, before lowering his voice to speak.
"I will introduce you to His Excellency the Duke, who will bestow upon you his life essence to grant you the Embrace..."
“I don’t know what tricks you used, but the blood essence you got from the Duke is 90/10.”
Good heavens! Ye Bai exclaimed, "Good heavens!"
They're taking kickbacks here!
Vampires are indeed vampires, but he misunderstood one thing: Ye Bai is not that kind of person.
"70/30 split."
"82!"
"Seven three!"
"Seven-three is seven-three..."
Before the count could finish speaking, Ye Bai interrupted again, "Seventy percent of it is mine."
"You brat, don't push your luck!"
"Then I'll leave?"
"Thirty percent!"
A glint of greed flashed in the old count's eyes.
Even a single drop of the Duke's essence blood would be a great tonic for him.
The two quickly reached a deal, and Ye Bai spoke again.
"The Taoist priest you mentioned earlier?"
“I will tell you the rest of the story when you return with the Duke’s blood essence.”
The old count wasn't stupid; there was no guarantee in their deal.
Since Ye Bai was interested in the Taoist's story, the old count still had some leverage.
The old count pressed down on the armrest, and immediately someone entered the hall, leading Ye Bai deeper into the hall.
"Kid, remember to come back even if you die!"
"No problem, you old codger, just don't die first."
The two expressed their friendly wishes to each other.
Anyone who didn't know better would think they had a very good relationship.
Before leaving the coffin hall, Ye Bai took one last look at the old count.
[The former vampire prince, the owner of this Neverland Castle, and once the most powerful being in the entire castle...]
Until one day, he encountered a sword.
"Hiss—Second Brother went too far."
The story of the tenth floor of the Eternal Tower is actually an infinite loop of a certain day.
The traces left by regular players will be reset in the next cycle!
Only a select few can completely alter and influence this instance!
Clearly, Wuhen is one of those people.
Ye Bai withdrew his gaze; the time he had just spent gathering information was enough.
The seemingly ordinary old count actually has such a background.
The Eye of Insight also gave Ye Bai a hint:
[Slaying the Old Earl increases Human exploration progress by 50%]
According to this algorithm, Ye Bai only needs to kill the leaders of both the [Vampire] and [Werewolf] factions to achieve 100% exploration progress for the Human faction.
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